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Book Reviews of The Day of the Owl (New York Review Books Classics)

The Day of the Owl (New York Review Books Classics)
The Day of the Owl - New York Review Books Classics
Author: Leonardo Sciascia
ISBN-13: 9781590170618
ISBN-10: 159017061X
Publication Date: 9/30/2003
Pages: 136
Rating:
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Book Type: Paperback
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janete avatar reviewed The Day of the Owl (New York Review Books Classics) on + 22 more book reviews
Sciascias first novel, written in 1961, is a powerful, intelligent, forcefully and beautifully written excoriation of a society that allows the mafia to exist, not by looking the other way, but by actively caring for and feeding the rapacious beast. Its hard not to think of our own American dont snitch culture and look for parallels. Before The Godfather, before Goodfellas and The Sopranos there was Sciascia writing about the mafia in his native Sicily. He lifts a rock to expose the creepy-crawlers to light, if only momentarily, before they scurry back to darkness. Five stars.